What is a Modular Home?
A modular home is built in parts, the building system where component parts which are fabricated into sections named boxes, all designed, organized and assembled in a factory. When these boxes are collected together a modular home is produced.
What are the difference between a Modular Home and a Site-Built Home?
A site built home is built on your lot, without protection from weather, occasionally taking over 18 months or more to finish it. A Modular Home is built in a climate controlled factory. When it is brought out of the factory it is 80% finished and covered in water-proof envelop helping to control that wind, rain, and snow won’t penetrate the boxes before it is delivered to your site. Once the house is located on your foundation, it is at once closed-up and made weather-tight, securing that during the on-site building process, rain or snow shouldn’t penetrate the home.
Why there are no Modular Homes prices on our website?
All homes are custom configured, and contrary to major homebuilders, they will work with you to build any type, size, or configuration home you’d like, as long as it suits within the confines of your building lot, the building rules of your town and your budget.
Can a Modular Home resist a hurricane?
Modular Homes are delivered on the truck, traveling hundreds of miles at high speeds, always arriving at your site in many boxes, although hurricanes are more powerful and dangerous than that, it gives an good example as to the circumstances that a Modular Home is able to hold. Most Modular Homes are assembled to hold a wind rating of at least 100 miles an hour, and can be assembled to higher specifications if you feel the need for it, additionally, if your town requires a higher wind rating those additional demands can easily be included when your home is built.
Can you build a Modular Addition Home to my current house, even if my current house isn’t a modular?
If you are looking to increase the size of your home with an addition, you are able to build a Modular Addition. Depending on the size of your addition it may be more cost-efficient to hire a local contractor.
Can a Modular Home include an attached Garage?
Yes, some base plans from Modular Homes include an attached garage, although it depends on the type and shape of the home you’re constructing.
Where can I construct a Modular Home?
You can construct a Modular Home anyplace a site-built home can be built. Towns don’t treat Modular Homes otherwise than a site-built house. The only thing that will prevent from building on your place is if the crane or the modular units are not able to reach your lot due to specialize roads, hills, wires etc. This is a very rare, and one of the first things to do is visit your site to ensure that a home is able to be constructed there.